Mississippi Valley State University vs. University of Southern Mississippi- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 12,206 with 7,416 female students and 4,790 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of Southern Mississippi has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 10,193, while Mississippi Valley State University has the least number of undergraduate students of 2,013.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 3,169 with 2,069 female students and 1,100 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of Southern Mississippi has the most enrolled graduate students of 2,977, while Mississippi Valley State University has the least number of graduate students of 192.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 12,206 students, 2,730 students (22.37%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 6,102 students (49.99%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 3,169 students, 1,705 students (53.80%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 487 students (15.37%) have learned from at least one online course.